Those fingers in my hair
That sly come hither stare
That strips my conscience bare its witchcraft
And I've got no defense for it
The heat is too intense for it
What good would common sense for it do
'Cause it's witchcraft
Wicked witchcraft
And although I know it's strictly taboo
When you arouse the need in me
My heart says yes indeed in me
Proceed with what your leading me to
It's such an ancient pitch
But one I wouldn't switch
'Cause there's no nicer witch than you
'Cause it's witchcraft
That crazy witchcraft
And although I know it's strictly taboo
When you arouse the need in me
My heart says yes indeed in me
Proceed with what your leading me to
It's such an ancient pitch
But one I never switch
'Cause there's no nicer witch than you
Say say my playmate Won't you lay your hands on me Mirror my melody Transfer my tragedy Got a curse I cannot lift Shines when the sunset shifts When the moon is round and full Gotta bust that box Gotta gut that fish We could jet in a stolen car But I bet we wouldn't get too far Before the transformation takes Its bloodlust tanks and Crave gets slaked
My mind has changed My body's framed But god I like it My heart's aflame My heart is strained But god I like it My mind has changed My body's framed But god I like it My heart's aflame My heart is strained But god I like it
Charge me your day rate I don't let you out in time When the moon is round and full Gonna teach you tricks that'll blow your mongrel mind Baby doll I recognize You're a hideous thing inside If ever there were a lucky come It's you, you, you, you
My mind has changed My body's framed But god I like it My heart's aflame My heart is strained But god I like it My mind has changed My body's framed But god I like it My heart's aflame My heart is strained But god I like it My mind has changed My body's framed But god I like it My heart's aflame My heart is strained But god I like it
Dream me oh, dreamer Down to the floor Open my hands and let them Weave onto yours Feeding on fever Down on all fours Show you what all the howling's for
In the suburbs I
I learned to drive
And you told me we'd never survive
Grab your mother's keys we're leaving
You always seemed so sure
That one day we'd fight in
In a suburban world
Your part of town gets minor
So you're standing on the opposite shore
But by the time the first bombs fell
We were already bored
We were already, already bored
Sometimes I can't believe it
I'm moving past the feeling
Sometimes I can't believe it
I'm moving past the feeling again
Kids wanna be so hard
But in my dreams we're still screaming
And running through the yard
When all of the walls that they built in the 70's finally fall
And all of the houses they build in the 70's finally fall
Meant nothing at all
It meant nothing
Sometimes I can't believe it
I'm moving past the feeling
Sometimes I can't believe it
I'm moving past the feeling and into the night
So can you understand?
Why I want a daughter while I'm still young
I wanna hold her hand
And show her some beauty
Before this damage is done
But if it's too much to ask
If it's too much to ask
Then send me a son
Under the overpass
In the parking lot we're still waiting
It's already passed
So move your feet from hot pavement
And into the grass
'Cause it's already past
It's already, already past
Sometimes I can't believe it
I'm moving past the feeling
Sometimes I can't believe it
I'm moving past the feeling
Sometimes I can't believe it
I'm moving past the feeling
Sometimes I can't believe it
I'm moving past the feeling again
Come, they told me, pa rum, pum, pum, pum A new born king to see, pa rum, pum, pum, pum Our finest gift we bring, pa rum, pum, pum, pum To lay before the king, pa rum, pum, pum, pum, rum, pum, pum, pum, rum, pum, pum, pum
Little baby, pa rum, pum, pum, pum I am a poor boy too, pa rum, pum, pum, pum I have no gift to bring, pa rum, pum, pum, pum To lay before the king, pa rum, pum, pum, pum, rum, pum, pum, pum, rum, pum, pum, pum
Mary nodded, pa rum, pum, pum, pum The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum, pum, pum, pum I played my drum for him, pa rum, pum, pum, pum I played my best for him, pa rum, pum, pum, pum rum, pum, pum, pum, rum, pum, pum, pum Rum, pum, pum, pum, rum, pum, pum, pum Me and my drum Me and my drum Me and my drum
L'estate sta per finire, con tutti i pro ed i contro della situazione: è partito il campionato, ma si riprende anche a lavorare, e fa più fresco la sera, ma è aumentato pure il traffico. In attesa di capire se esserne contenti o meno, ascoltiamo la playlist di settembre...
01. BORN AGAIN/RPA & THE UNITED NATIONS OF SOUND (RPA & THE UNITED NATIONS OF SOUND) 02. VENUSHIA/KLAXONS (SURFING THE VOID) 03. LAREDO/BAND OF HORSES (INFINITE ARMS) 04. I'M LEAVING YOU FOR SOLITUDE/MANIC STREET PREACHERS [(IT'S NOT JUST WAR) JUST THE END OF LOVE Single] 05. THROUGH THE IRON GATE/WILD BEASTS (WE STILL GOT THE TASTE DANCIN' ON OUR TONGUES EP) 06. I'M AWARE/CLINIC (BUBBLEGUM) 07. BABY LOVES ME/EELS (TOMORROW MORNING) 08. MEMORY SERVES/INTERPOL (INTERPOL) 09. MODERN MAN/ARCADE FIRE (THE SUBURBS) 10. SET NO SUN/UNKLE (LIVES OF THE ARTISTS II: FOLLOW ME DOWN) 11. YOU WERE A KINDNESS/THE NATIONAL 12. DOWN BY THE WATER/THE DRUMS (THE DRUMS)
BONUS TRACKS
I WANNA BE ADORED/THE RAVEONETTES (50 YEARS OF DR. MARTENS) HIGH AND DRY/AMANDA PALMER (AMANDA PALMER PERFORMS THE POPULAR HITS OF RADIOHEAD ON HER MAGICAL UKULELE)
There's a city in my mind Come along and take that ride And it's all right And it's very far away But it's growing day by day And it's all right
We're on a road to nowhere Come on inside Takin' that ride to nowhere We'll take that ride I'm feelin' okay this morning And you know We're on the road to paradise Here we go, here we go
We're on a ride to nowhere Come on inside Takin' that ride to nowhere We'll take that ride Maybe you wonder where you are I don't care Here is time is on our side Take you there, take you there
There's a city in my mind Come along and take that ride and it's all right And it's very far away But it's growing day by day And it's all right Would you like to come along and you could help me sing this song? And it's all right They can tell you what to do But they'll make a fool of you And it's all right It's all right We're on a road to nowhere
Suzanne takes you down to her place by the river You can hear the boats go by You can spend the night beside her And you know that she's half crazy But that's why you want to be there And she feeds you tea and oranges That come all the way from China And when you mean to tell her That you have no love to give her She gets you on her wavelength And she lets the river answer That you've always been her lover And you want to travel with her You want to travel blind You know that she will trust you For she touched your perfect body with her mind
And Jesus was a sailor When he walked upon the water And he spent a long time watching From his lonely wooden tower And when he knew for certain Only drowning men could see him He said all men shall be sailors Then until the sea shall free them There are, yes there are sailors they sit All men shall be sailors Then until the sea shall free them But he himself was broken Long before the sky would open Forsaken almost human He sank beneath your wisdom like a stone And you want to travel with him And you want to travel blind You think that you'll trust him For he touched your perfect body with his mind With his mind With his hands
Now Suzanne takes your hand And she leads you to the river She is wearing rags and feathers From Salvation Army counters And the sun pours down like honey On our lady of the harbour And she shows you where to look Among the garbage and the flowers There are heroes in the seaweed There are children in the morning They are leaning out for love And they will lean that way forever While Suzanne holds the mirror And you want to travel with her You want to travel blind You know that you can trust her For she touched your perfect body with her mind Suzanne Suzanne Suzanne
Two jumps in a week I bet you think that's pretty clever don't you boy Flyin' on your motorcycle Watching all the ground beneath you drop You'd kill yourself for recognition Kill yourself to never ever stop You broke another mirror You're turning into something you are not
Don't leave me high Don't leave me dry Don't leave me high Don't leave me dry
Drying up in conversation You will be the one who cannot talk All your insides fall to pieces You just sit there wishing you could still make love They're the ones who'll hate you When you think you've got the world all sussed out They're the ones who'll spit at you You will be the one screaming out
Don't leave me high Don't leave me dry Don't leave me high Don't leave me dry
It's the best thing that you've ever had The best thing you've had has gone away
Don't leave me high Don't leave me dry Don't leave me high Don't leave me dry
Amanda Palmer, voce dei Dresden Dolls, ha pubblicato un album di cover di brani dei Radiohead, suonati principalmente con l'ukulele... altro che vuvuzelas! La copertina del disco, poi, realizzata in stile hawaiano anni '50, è davvero uno spasso.
Birds flying high You know how I feel Sun in the sky You know how I feel Breeze driftin' on by You know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for me And I'm feeling good
Fish in the sea You know how I feel River running free You know how I feel Blossom in the trees You know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for me And I'm feeling good
Dragonfly out in the sun You know what I mean, don't you know Butterflies all out having fun You know what I mean Sleep in peace When the day is done And this old world Is a new world And a bold world for me
Stars when you shine You know how I feel Scent of the pine You know how I feel Freedom is mine When you know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for me
All veils and misty Streets of blue Almond looks That chill devine Some silken moment Goes on forever And we're leaving Broken hearts behind Mystify Mystify me Mystify Mystify me
I need perfection Some twisted selection To make every moment come alive All those stars that shine upon you And they kiss you every night Mystify Mystify me Mystify Mystify me Mystify Mystify me Mystify Mystify me
You're eternally wild with the power To make every moment come alive All those stars that shine upon you They kiss you every night All veils And misty streets of blue Almond looks That chill devine
Mystify Mystify me Mystify Mystify me Mystify Mystify me Mystify Mystify me
You're eternally wild Make a, make a... And they kiss you every night
All veils And misty streets of blue Almond looks That chill devine Some silken moment Goes on forever And we're leaving We're leaving Broken hearts behind
There ain't no grave Can hold my body down There ain't no grave Can hold my body down When I hear that trumpet sound I'm gonna rise right out of the ground Ain't no grave Can hold my body down Well look way down the river And what do you think I see I see a band of angels And they're coming after me Ain't no grave Can hold my body down There ain't no grave Can hold my body down Well look down yonder, Gabriel Put your feet on the land and sea But Gabriel don't you blow your trumpet Until you hear from me There ain't no grave Can hold my body down Ain't no grave Can hold my body down
Well meet me, Jesus, meet me Meet me in the middle of the air And if these wings don't fail me I will meet you anywhere Ain't no grave Can hold my body down There ain't no grave Can hold my body down Well meet me, mother and father Meet me down the river road And mama you know that I'll be there When I check in my load Ain't no grave Can hold my body down There ain't no grave Can hold my body down There ain't no grave Can hold my body down
Raindrops keep fallin' on my head And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed Nothin' seems to fit Raindrops keep fallin' on my head, keep a falling
And I just done me some talkin' to the sun And I said I didn't like the way he got things done Sleepin' on the job Raindrops keep fallin' on my head, keep a falling
But there's one thing I know The blues they send to meet me won't defeat me It won't be long till happiness steps up to greet me
Raindrops keep fallin' on my head But that doesn't mean my eyes will soon be turnin' red Cryin's not for me 'Cause I ain't gonna stop the rain by complainin' Because I'm free Nothin's botherin' me
Won't you come see about me? I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby
Tell me your troubles and doubts Giving me everything inside and out and Love's strange so real in the dark Think of the tender things that we were working on
Slow change may pull us apart When the light gets into your heart, baby
Don't you forget about me Don't, don't, don't, don't Don't you forget about me
Will you stand above me? Look my way, never love me Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling Down, down, down
Will you recognise me? Call my name or walk on by Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling Down, down, down, down
Don't you try to pretend It's my feeling we'll win in the end I won't harm you or touch your defenses Vanity and security
Don't you forget about me I'll be alone, dancing you know it baby Going to take you apart I'll put us back together at heart, baby
Don't you forget about me Don't, don't, don't, don't Don't you forget about me
As you walk on by Will you call my name? As you walk on by Will you call my name? When you walk away
Or will you walk away? Will you walk on by? Come on call my name Will you all my name?
Che non si fossero mai incontrati, finora, sembra quasi impossibile, e non poteva che essere una delle storie più dark di tutti i tempi, Alice Nel Paese Delle Meraviglie, a far incrociare le loro strade: stiamo parlando di Tim Burton e Robert Smith. Il leader dei Cure, infatti, su richiesta di un amico, come si legge nel post sul sito ufficiale della band, ha registrato una cover del brano Very Good Advice (già presente nella versione Disney del 1951 del classico di Carroll) per il film girato dal regista americano (in uscita all'inizo del mese prossimo) che verrà inclusa in un album chiamato Almost Alice, che andrà ad affiancarsi alla colonna sonora originale, composta da Danny Elfman. Il disco, al quale partecipano, tra gli altri, anche Franz Ferdinand, Wolfmother ed Avril Lavigne, sarà pubblicato tra un mese esatto, il due marzo.
When you get to the bottom You go back to the top of the slide And you stop and you turn And you go for a ride Then you get to the bottom Then you see me again
Do you, don't you want me to love you Coming down fast, I'm right here above you Tell me tell me tell me the answer Ain't no lover but you ain't no dancer
Helter skelter Helter skelter Helter skelter
Do you, don't you want me to make you I'm coming down fast now, don't let me break you Tell me tell me tell me the answer You ain't no lover but you ain't no dancer
Helter skelter Helter skelter Helter skelter
When you get to the bottom You go back to the top of the slide And you turn and you stop And you go for a ride Then you get to the bottom Then you see me again
Do you or don't you want me to love you Coming down fast I'm right here above you Tell me tell me tell me the answer Ain't no lover but you ain't no dancer
Helter skelter Helter skelter Helter skelter
Again Helter skelter Helter skelter Helter skelter
Non ci credo neanche se me lo dice Thom Yorke in persona che Vasco Rossi ha avuto il benestare dei Radiohead per la tristissima cover di Creep, intitolata Ad Ogni Costo. Magari avrà avuto il l'ok della EMI (proprietaria, purtroppo, del catalogo della band di Oxford fino ad Hail To The Thief del 2003), che non è esattamente la stessa cosa. Per chi volesse avventurarsi nella scoperta della rilettura del rocker italico, a suo rischio e pericolo, ecco il link. Per quanto mi riguarda, meglio ascoltare l'originale...
